South Korea warns trendy TikTokers: Please stop eating toothpicks! (video)

Not since the toothpick crossbow fad of 2017 has the seemingly mundane tooth-cleaning tool been such a cause for concern. But South Korea's health officials just sent out a public warning: 'This is not a product to eat!'
The alert, which was posted on X yesterday (see bottom video below, reposted by NBC News), comes as trending TikTok and Instagram 'cooking' videos show people coloring, seasoning, and deep-frying toothpicks as if they were noodles and then chomping them down (see first video below, posted by Hiharu_22). — Read the rest
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